JAMES L. NIELSEN, 69, of Kimballton, died Mon., Feb. 23rd, at home. Funeral services for JAMES NIELSEN will be held 11-a.m. Fri., Feb. 27th, at Immanuel Lutheran Church, in Kimballton. Kessler Funeral Home in Audubon has the arrangements.

Friends may call at the funeral home, where the family will be present beginning at 6-p.m. on Thursday.

Burial will be in the Hamlin Lutheran Cemetery, east of Hamlin.

JAMES NIELSEN is survived by:

His wife – Diane Nielsen, of Kimballton.

His children – Jeff (Sara) Nielsen, of Grinnell; Marci (Dave) Helland, of Urbandale, & Erika Nielsen, of Des Moines.

His step-children: Chris (Jen) Bails, of Irwin, and Steve (Julie) Taylor, of Omaha.

His brothers and sisters – Bill (Claudine) Nielsen, of Apache Junction, AZ; Dennis Nielsen, of Carroll; Sherry (Wendell) Amendt, of Spencer; Terry (Marilyn) Nielsen, of Urbandale, & Dale (Pam) Nielsen, of Pleasant Hill.

9 grandchildren, 2 step-grandchildren, other relatives, and friends.